Simeone: "We're making a lot of defensive mistakes"

MADRID, 10 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The coach of Atlético de Madrid, Diego Pablo Simeone, pointed to the "many defensive errors" that his team makes as the greatest burden in the streak of poor results, after the defeat (1-0) this Wednesday against Mallorca, despite to some improvement at the end, on matchday 14 of LaLiga Santander.

"Saying that we have lacked forcefulness in all the games is a very simple excuse. It is true that we are making many defensive mistakes that make the games uphill for us," he said at a press conference after the fifth game in a row without winning.

The 'Cholo' pointed out that going in tow against a rival who defends well like the Balearic made the game very complicated and, despite the improvement in the second half with the changes, it was not enough. "In the first half, little happened and we couldn't solve a very simple play in the best way," he pointed out.

"They took the lead and entered the game where they feel most comfortable. They work very well on the defensive side. With the 1-0 in the second half, the changes gave the game another way of understanding the game, more dynamic, crosses down the flanks, especially from Griezmann, but it wasn't enough," he added.

The rojiblanco coach pointed out that they will have to "work hard" during the World Cup break to find solutions. "Reality makes us leave with a defeat that hurts and makes us have to work hard in the time we're going to have because there are going to be complicated games when the League returns," he said.

"I never saw a dedicated team, that didn't want to go for the game, that's what gives me strength. We saw much better things than we saw before. What concerns me now is trying to finish well in the Copa del Rey and then with the footballers who will stay to work well and hard and wait for those who come to face the second part of the tournament with the greatest enthusiasm and with responsibility", he added.

In addition, Simeone explained that Molina "was at risk of expulsion", with fast rivals, and came with a heavy load of games so, with the result already against 1-0, he decided to put Correa in half an hour to look deeper.